surrealism
UK/sә'riәlizm/US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
A 20th-century artistic and literary movement using dreamlike, irrational imagery to express the unconscious mind
超现实主义；20 世纪运用梦境般、非理性意象表达潜意识的艺术与文学运动
n.
A strange, dreamlike quality that seems unreal
超现实的、梦幻而不真实的特质
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsur- (French, 'above, beyond') + realism = art that goes above and beyond reality. Coined by the poet Apollinaire and led by André Breton, surrealism (think of Salvador Dalí's melting clocks) doesn't deny reality but outranks it, painting the logic of dreams as if it were more real than the visible world.
Root real still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.surrealism movement超现实主义运动
- 2.influenced by surrealism受超现实主义影响
- 3.elements of surrealism超现实主义元素
- 4.touch of surrealism一丝超现实感
Example Sentences
- 1.
Dalí's melting clocks are among the most famous images of surrealism.
- 2.
The whole evening had a touch of surrealism, as if we were dreaming.
- 3.
Her short stories are steeped in surrealism and dark humor.